A federal judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to vacate her sex trafficking conviction, ruling that her claims of newly discovered evidence did not justify reopening the case.
• Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted in 2021 of helping recruit and groom underage girls for sexual abuse.
• Her legal team sought to overturn the conviction on the grounds that new evidence undermined the prosecution’s case.
• The judge rejected those arguments, leaving Maxwell’s conviction and 20-year prison sentence intact.
• Maxwell has continued to challenge the outcome through post-conviction litigation and appeals.
The ruling represents another setback for Maxwell, whose case has drawn sustained public attention because of her relationship with Epstein and the broader investigation into his network. The court’s decision does not end every possible avenue of appeal, but it preserves the judgment against her while further legal challenges proceed.